Courthouse

A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice (French: palais de justice, Italian: palazzo di giustizia, Portuguese: palácio da justiça).

United States

In most counties in the United States, the local trial courts conduct their business in a centrally located courthouse which may also house county governmental offices. The courthouse is usually located in the county seat, although large metropolitan counties may have satellite or annex offices for their courts.

In some cases this building may be renamed in some way or its function divided as between a judicial building and administrative office building. Many judges also officiate at civil marriage ceremonies in their courthouse chambers. In some places, the courthouse also contains the main administrative office for the county government, or when a new courthouse is constructed, the former one will often be used for other local government offices. Either way, a typical courthouse will have one or more courtrooms and a court clerk's office with a filing window where litigants may submit documents for filing with the court.

The Province of South Carolina became a slave society after rice and indigo became established as commodity crops. From 1708, a majority of the population were slaves, many born in Africa.

South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.

Old Berkeley County Courthouse (South Carolina)

Old Berkeley County Courthouse, also known as Old Courthouse, is a historic courthouse located at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1884, and is a two-story, rectangular, stucco over brick building in the Late Victorian style. It features large matching double stairways leading to the main entrance on the second floor. The building served as county courthouse for Berkeley County from 1884 to 1898. After 1898 until 1968, it was used by both Baptists and Lutherans as a church. It is now known as the G. Mcgrath Darby Building.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on a hit-and-run crash outside a courthouse involving a witness at a murder trial in Las Vegas. (all times local)..2.35 p.m. Police say a crash involving a witness in a murder case who was struck by a car on a sidewalk outside a Las Vegas courthouse was an intentional act ... ....

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Courthouse security could get a big boost under a budget proposal being considered by Broward County commissioners on Tuesday. Broward SheriffScottIsrael and commissioners have been at odds for more than a year over how much additional security is necessary at the new 20-story courthouse tower ... ....

(AP) — A proposed site has been chosen for a new $40.1 million federal courthouse in Mississippi. The courthouse would be built on a vacant lot in downtown Greenville where the first Stein Mart department store used to stand, the Delta Democrat-Times reported. It's a short distance from the current federal courthouse that is considered outdated and not secure enough....

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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Police say officers responding to a call about a couple fighting found nearly 700 pounds of psilocybin "magic" mushrooms inside a house in Berkeley, alongside a mushrooms cultivation and sales operation. Police say the drugs have a street value of $1 million. The BerkeleyPolice Department says in a statement police went to the homeSaturday night after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance ... ....

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